“Microbial biodegradation of plastics is a promising strategy to depolymerize petroleum-based plastics into monomers or mineralize them into carbon dioxide and water,”
More carbon dioxide is not what we need. The solution to all our woes is to use less. Reduce and reuse should be our focus.
@arstechnica@lisamelton as being delicious, they can make vegan bacon, vegan leather, insulation material and an alternative to wheat flour, is there anything fungi can’t do?
@arstechnica I wish to see more about burning all trash in superhot furnaces like those used to make briquettes from coal. People have been working on them, all air from the burning is captured and not released into the air, it is recycled so the heat generated is used in the burning process. Materials separate so you don't have to separate the trash beforehand. @sarahtaber I haven't seen an update from on this tech for some time.
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We still need to regulate plastic production. Limit the production of plastic to a few different types that can all be recycled back into the same product. When it becomes easier to recycle, it becomes more cost-effective and we are more likely to do it.
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